Debate Worksheet: Fact or Opinion

Debate lesson 2: Fact or opinion · Set 256 · 40 questions

Debater's tip (Can it be checked?): Fact: can be checked and proved, for example by counting, measuring or a reliable book. Opinion: a belief or feeling; people can sensibly disagree. Watch for best, worst, nicest, boring, should. In a debate, back every opinion with facts.

1. 1.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Puzzles are great fun. (b) Homework is dull. (c) Mangoes taste best. (d) Frogs lay eggs.
2. 2.Which of these is an opinion — it is what someone thinks? (a) A year has 12 months. (b) The Moon orbits Earth. (c) Science is exciting. (d) Ice is frozen water.
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Bees make honey. (b) Rainy days are fun. (c) A triangle has 3 sides. (d) Frogs lay eggs.
4. 4.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Mangoes taste best.” (a) a fact (b) an opinion
5. 5.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Chess is boring.” (a) a fact (b) an opinion
6. 6.🧐 How can you check a fact? (a) ask a stranger (b) trust a rumour (c) guess (d) use a reliable source
7. 7.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Kolkata is in India.” (a) an opinion (b) a fact
8. 8.True or false: “A triangle has 3 sides.” is an opinion — it is what someone thinks. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.True or false: “Frogs lay eggs.” is an opinion — it is what someone thinks. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.🧐 What makes an opinion stronger in a debate? (a) saying it twice (b) a rude word (c) shouting it (d) facts that support it
11. 11.True or false: “Rainy days are fun.” is a fact — it can be checked. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.Which of these is a fact — it can be checked? (a) Mangoes taste best. (b) Homework is dull. (c) Spiders have 8 legs. (d) Samosas are tastiest.
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Ice is frozen water. (b) A year has 12 months. (c) Dogs beat cats as pets. (d) Bees make honey.
14. 14.True or false: “Chess is boring.” is an opinion — it is what someone thinks. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.Which of these is an opinion — it is what someone thinks? (a) Plants need water. (b) Mangoes taste best. (c) Earth orbits the Sun. (d) A year has 12 months.
16. 16.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Samosas are tastiest.” (a) a fact (b) an opinion
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) A triangle has 3 sides. (b) Science is exciting. (c) The Moon orbits Earth. (d) Kolkata is in India.
18. 18.Which of these is a fact — it can be checked? (a) Samosas are tastiest. (b) Chess is boring. (c) Bees make honey. (d) Pink is a lovely colour.
19. 19.True or false: “Bees make honey.” is an opinion — it is what someone thinks. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Bees make honey. (b) Frogs lay eggs. (c) A triangle has 3 sides. (d) Pink is a lovely colour.
21. 21.Which of these is an opinion — it is what someone thinks? (a) A year has 12 months. (b) Dogs beat cats as pets. (c) Ice is frozen water. (d) Frogs lay eggs.
22. 22.True or false: “A triangle has 3 sides.” is a fact — it can be checked. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Science is exciting.” (a) a fact (b) an opinion
24. 24.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Earth orbits the Sun.” (a) an opinion (b) a fact
25. 25.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Plants need water.” (a) an opinion (b) a fact
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Ice is frozen water. (b) Spiders have 8 legs. (c) Mangoes taste best. (d) Earth orbits the Sun.
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Pink is a lovely colour. (b) Science is exciting. (c) Earth orbits the Sun. (d) Cartoons are too silly.
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Science is exciting. (b) Plants need water. (c) Chess is boring. (d) Samosas are tastiest.
29. 29.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Bees make honey.” (a) a fact (b) an opinion
30. 30.🧐 A fact is something that… (a) is always funny (b) is a guess (c) someone feels (d) can be checked
31. 31.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Puzzles are great fun.” (a) an opinion (b) a fact
32. 32.True or false: “Spiders have 8 legs.” is an opinion — it is what someone thinks. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.Which of these is a fact — it can be checked? (a) Pink is a lovely colour. (b) Frogs lay eggs. (c) Cartoons are too silly. (d) Mangoes taste best.
34. 34.True or false: “Spiders have 8 legs.” is a fact — it can be checked. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Bees make honey. (b) Spiders have 8 legs. (c) Homework is dull. (d) Frogs lay eggs.
36. 36.True or false: “Puzzles are great fun.” is a fact — it can be checked. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Spiders have 8 legs. (b) Rainy days are fun. (c) Puzzles are great fun. (d) Mangoes taste best.
38. 38.True or false: “Homework is dull.” is a fact — it can be checked. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.Which of these is a fact — it can be checked? (a) Dogs beat cats as pets. (b) Samosas are tastiest. (c) A triangle has 3 sides. (d) Pink is a lovely colour.
40. 40.True or false: “Frogs lay eggs.” is a fact — it can be checked. (a) True (b) False

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